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3. COULD IT NOT THEREFORE BE PUT TO SIGRIST THAT IT WOULD BE IN EUROPE'S INTEREST IF THE EEC COULD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WOULD INCLUDE HONG KONG PROVIDED THE US ALSO DOES SO. UK. EXPERIENCE IS THAT THE DANGER OF MARKET DISRUPTION WOULD NOT BE SIGNIFICANT, ESPECIALLY WITH DUTY QUOTAS ON SENSITIVE PRODUCTS AND THE 50 PER CENT CUT OFF. AND THE FIGURES SHOW THAT THE US WOULD BE BEARING THE BRUNT.
40 IF THE COMMUNITY COULD AGREE TO THIS ACTION WE COULD THEN COMBINE TO PUT POLITICAL PRESSURE ON THE US TO FALL IN LINE.
FCO PASS UKDEL EC BRUSSELS, HONG KONG AND UKDEL OECD.
SIR E. MELVILLE
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